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Call for Application 2026
Registration and Portfolio submission period
Application Procedure in 2026
The entrance exam consists of three phases. Each phase requires a positive assessment to move on to the next step.
Phase 1 | 8–22 January 2026 – 13:00 CET – online registration & portfolio submission period
via link to tool: https://application.uni-ak.ac.at/
1. Fill registration form
Upload preferably as ONE Pdf-document:
2. Letter of motivation – stating your interest in art and science as well as in the approach of the course (What do I expect from the course? Why do I want to study this? What is my professional vision for the future?)
3. Curriculum vitae – including contact information (telephone, email)
4. Digital portfolio – with your artistic and/or scientific works; if your portfolio is not in German/English, please translate the abstract only. Please use this format: PDF, max. 50 MB or include link to shared drive in your motivation letter; name file: FirstName_LastName_Portfolio
UNTIL 6 February: notification by email from the Art & Science department
Positive assessment of the first phase is a requirement for the second phase. (Any other communication you may have with other departments of the Angewandte such as student office regarding visas etc. does not imply that you have already passed the first phase).
Phase 2 | 23+24 February 2026 – Written and practical tasksonline via zoom (links will follow)
10:00 CET tasks distribution; 16:00 CET of the same day: deadline task submission per email
The second phase lasts two days and consists of two conceptual/creative tasks in the fields of art and science to be completed in English. Nothing is to be prepared in advance.
26 February, at the latest: notification by email by the Art & Science department
Positive assessment of the second phase is a requirement for the third phase, the interview.
Phase 3 | 27 February 2026 – Interviewonline via zoom (link and times will follow)
a.m. CET, single appointments In the third phase, your aptitude for the programme is reviewed in an interview with the team.
In the week after: Notification of the final results by email by the Art & Science department
Positive assessment of all three phases is a requirement to pass the entrance exam.
6 March 2026, 13:00 CET – General feedback meeting (optional)online via zoom https://dieangewandte-at.zoom.us/j/61114913110
For applicants who have not passed the exam; please note that we cannot offer any personal and further feedback beyond this one date.
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
Start of studies: October 2026
Enrolment/Admission period for the first semester at Angewandte starts in September. The Office of Student Affairs will contact you in time with a link to the admission tool.
The entrance exam consists of three phases. Each phase requires a positive assessment to move on to the next step.
Phase 1 | 8–22 January 2026 – 13:00 CET – online registration & portfolio submission period
via link to tool: https://application.uni-ak.ac.at/
1. Fill registration form
Upload preferably as ONE Pdf-document:
2. Letter of motivation – stating your interest in art and science as well as in the approach of the course (What do I expect from the course? Why do I want to study this? What is my professional vision for the future?)
3. Curriculum vitae – including contact information (telephone, email)
4. Digital portfolio – with your artistic and/or scientific works; if your portfolio is not in German/English, please translate the abstract only. Please use this format: PDF, max. 50 MB or include link to shared drive in your motivation letter; name file: FirstName_LastName_Portfolio
UNTIL 6 February: notification by email from the Art & Science department
Positive assessment of the first phase is a requirement for the second phase. (Any other communication you may have with other departments of the Angewandte such as student office regarding visas etc. does not imply that you have already passed the first phase).
Phase 2 | 23+24 February 2026 – Written and practical tasksonline via zoom (links will follow)
10:00 CET tasks distribution; 16:00 CET of the same day: deadline task submission per email
The second phase lasts two days and consists of two conceptual/creative tasks in the fields of art and science to be completed in English. Nothing is to be prepared in advance.
26 February, at the latest: notification by email by the Art & Science department
Positive assessment of the second phase is a requirement for the third phase, the interview.
Phase 3 | 27 February 2026 – Interviewonline via zoom (link and times will follow)
a.m. CET, single appointments In the third phase, your aptitude for the programme is reviewed in an interview with the team.
In the week after: Notification of the final results by email by the Art & Science department
Positive assessment of all three phases is a requirement to pass the entrance exam.
6 March 2026, 13:00 CET – General feedback meeting (optional)online via zoom https://dieangewandte-at.zoom.us/j/61114913110
For applicants who have not passed the exam; please note that we cannot offer any personal and further feedback beyond this one date.
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
Start of studies: October 2026
Enrolment/Admission period for the first semester at Angewandte starts in September. The Office of Student Affairs will contact you in time with a link to the admission tool.